Clinical Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in strategic communications, including significant internal and executive communications experience within a large, complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and developing executive communications, leadership messaging, and strategic communication plans.
• Strong experience leading communications for complex organizational priorities, transformation initiatives, and periods of change.
• Ability to translate complex clinical, operational, and business strategies into clear, engaging communications for diverse audiences.
• Deep expertise in change communication, executive communication, leadership advisory, and transformation strategy.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect communication strategies to organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional strategic storytelling, writing, editing, and presentation-development skills.
• Experience building relationships across functions and organizational levels in a highly matrixed environment.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, manage risk, and lead complex communication strategies from development through execution.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, and talent-development capabilities.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with thoughtful, high-quality execution.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting communications in healthcare, clinical services, nursing, or another highly complex and regulated environment.
• Experience developing communications for clinical transformation, workforce initiatives, emerging technology, or evolving models of care.
• Experience leading listening strategies, leadership events, town halls, and other large-scale engagement initiatives.
• Experience measuring communication effectiveness and using insights to improve communication and engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement internal communication strategies and activation plans aligned with Enterprise Clinical Services, nursing, and broader enterprise priorities.
• Advise senior nursing leaders on communications during organizational change, complex issues, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop executive communications, leadership messaging, presentations, talking points, and communication plans.
• Translate complex nursing, clinical, operational, and business strategies into clear, concise communications for nurses and nursing leaders across acute and ambulatory care settings.
• Lead people, engagement, and change communication strategies that strengthen understanding, support adoption, and equip nursing leaders to activate priorities with their teams.
• Develop strategic storytelling that connects nursing priorities—including care models, workforce initiatives, technology and innovation, and clinical excellence—to broader Enterprise Clinical Services and Advocate Health strategies.
• Partner with People Operations and Optimization to develop and distribute multimedia content through internal channels, including intranet, email, video, town halls, and print.
• Partner with People Activation Events to develop enterprise nursing leadership events, town halls, and other activation experiences.
• Ensure communications are consistent and aligned across enterprise nursing, divisions, departments, and care settings.
• Advance listening and two-way communication strategies that elevate nurse voices, strengthen feedback loops, encourage shared decision-making, and facilitate dialogue between nurses and leaders.
• Develop communication strategies that strengthen nurse engagement, connection, and retention and help nursing leaders communicate consistently and authentically.
• Build partnerships across Enterprise Clinical Services, People and Culture, communications, operations, and other key business functions.
• Monitor and measure nursing communication and engagement efforts using best-practice measures, feedback, and insights to improve effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, collaboration, and strategic partnership.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Competitive compensation
• Premium pay for eligible positions and circumstances
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career development programs